EPIC (Electronics & Photonics Innovation Centre) is conveniently situated at White Rock Business Park, Paignton, Torbay, Devo ... n. This exciting new £8m facility offers state-of-the-art offices and laboratories to a wide range of high tech businesses. The centre supports the growth of the electronics sector and builds on Torbay’s reputation as a centre of excellence, at the forefront of emerging technologies. EPIC provides open market access to an ISO class 7 cleanroom and laboratory facilities with specialist equipment to support R&D, prototyping, innovation and testing in emerging technologies. With a growing cluster of hi tech businesses, Torbay is fast becoming the Silicon Valley of the South West with a diverse mix of UK and US multinationals and cutting edge start-ups. The facility promotes collaboration between businesses and research institutions, commercialisation of R&D, and the acceleration of innovation in new technology, supporting the spin-off and start-up tech companies, as well as large multinationals and foreign direct investment. Small scale manufacturing takes place on site with successful prototypes expected to be sent for large scale manufacturing in other plants across the world. read more